Emma's First Trip to Seattle

So last Friday was my Dad's 50th Birthday and Dave, Emma & I all got to fly up to Seattle to suprise him! Emma and I have been planning on going since before she was born, but the day before we left we were able to get Dave a ticket too. It was so much fun! Emma got to experience a whole bunch of new things, including a plane ride. She also got to meet her two great-grandparents! We had a very fun time and my Dad was so suprised.

Emma has grown up so much in the past weeks as well. She actually had her first laugh while we were in Seattle (other than the times that she laughs while sleeping). They are still little half laughs, and not a full on giggle, but it is so cute! She is growing so much and talking a lot more now too! We've also noticed her trying to sit up on her own and can tell that there are times where she wants to be able to crawl - she is growing up too fast!

So here are some pictures from her trip:

Here she is on the way to the airport and a picture of her first plane ride. She was an awesome baby on the plane, by the way. She fussed a couple of times but for the most part she was either awake and looking around or sleeping.

And here is Emma with her Grandpa - celebrating his birthday:

While we were up there we got to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. It was not too cold, but it was cool, and sunny! It was perfect. It allowed us to do quite a few outdoor things, including going to a pumpkin patch and a corn maze. So here she is enjoying that:

We're home now and Emma has been sleeping a lot. Going to Seattle was quite an adventure for her and she was a Super Duper Trooper, but now she must catch up on some sleep! We look forward to going to Seattle again for Christmas.

New Diapers

Well, it's official: Emma is no longer wearing Newborn diapers! :( She is growing and has now graduated to a size 1. My how big she is getting!! :)

Trip to The Living Desert

So yesterday we had some time in the afternoon to try and do something fun with Emma. We wanted to take her to a pumpkin patch but couldn't find any that were close enough for just the afternoon. So we ended up taking her to The Living Desert. For those of you not familiar with The Living Desert, it is basically a really small zoo. It's a cute little place and is mostly full of animals from Africa. Dave & I were there last Christmas to view their famous lights, but we didn't get to see any of the animals. It was a fun couple of hours and was a perfect little outing. Even though Emma doesn't necessarily enjoy everything we want her to do, it's still fun to take her out! :)

Trip to Orange County

Since Dave had the day off yesterday we decided to go out to Orange County this weekend for a visit. We stayed with his parents in Huntington Beach so Emma got to see her Grandma & Grandpa Anderson. We didn't have much of an agenda so we mostly just hung out around the house. On Sunday we took Emma to Grandma & Grandpa's church so she got to meet some of their friends, and then on Monday I took her to the place where I used to work and she got to meet some of my old co-workers!

She fell asleep around 7 o'clock last night and is still sleeping. I think the combination of back to back trips to Riverside and then Huntington wore her out. It was funny because she actually seemed happy to get home yesterday. I told her we can stay home for a little while now and she seemed to like that thought... :)

3rd Visit to the Doctor

So this morning was Emma's 2 month check-up with Dr. Gopez. Emma is now 10 pounds, 7 ounces and is 22 1/2 inches long. Despite the fact that everyone who sees her says that she is tiny, she is growing and the Dr. says that her measurements are smack dab in the middle of where most babies are at her age. The Dr. was impressed with how much she moved and how alert she is - she is a very healthy baby!

Unfortunately she had to get 5 vaccines today. :( One she got to swallow, but the other four were shots. I have been dreading today b/c I hate to see her get hurt. It was very hard for me. She was happy as a clam leading up to the shots but as soon as the prick came she screamed louder than I've ever heard her. It was really, really hard for me to hear and I almsot started to cry. Thankfully the Dr. was very fast. Emma got two shots in each leg and the Dr. had everything all ready to go so that Emma got to get them over with very quickly. She continued to cry for awhile after it was over, but the intensity definitely calmed down. By the time I got her to the car and all buckled in her car seat, she had calmed down and fell asleep within a couple of minutes. We had to stop by the pharmacy on the way home to pick up some Tylenol for her because the Dr. said that all those shots could give her a fever.

She is sleeping now and has been most of the day. She seems to be a bit more tired and fussy than usual, but she is doing well. I took a nap with her earlier and now she is sleeping right by my side while I post this. I'm sure she will feel better soon!

Two Months Old!

Well, our baby girl is two months old today - my how time flies!! :)

So Dave has been in trial all week over in Riverside and so when it got delayed on Monday, Emma & I decided to head out there to stay with him - we couldn't go three whole days without our Davey!! :) So Emma got to stay in a hotel for the very first time and we're sure she loved it...haha!! Anyway, that is where she woke up on her two month birthday - at the Marriott in Riverside. She had a good morning of sleeping and lots of pooping (she had a major explosion right before we left the hotel)!! After I got everything packed we headed home and were back by lunch time.

She's just been sleeping and of course eating most of the day. We cuddled and took a nap together for awhile too - she is a very cuddly baby and Mommy loves that! :) Here are a couple of pictures I took this afternoon:

And here she is taking a much needed nap:

Tonight we have our new small group coming over to our house so she'll end the night with lots of visitors around. Happy Two Month Birthday Emma - we love you!!